Showing posts with label flood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flood. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Management of water resources

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution





It is funny to think that PBBM wishes that there is another entity to manage our water resources.  In the debate with Manny Pacquiao, the boxer mentioned of establishing a water department

Indeed it comes as a surprise that water is in stages of plenty and shortages:   floods and low water supply.  We experience floods and no water at times and indeed are people in relevant jobs doing their tasks well enough

Having travelled abroad, it was observed that in a southern continent country there are sips, small impounding ponds to control floods flow and store water for the dry season.   In Singapore, there are underground cisterns required of buildings to collect rainwater during rainy season, and to use the stored water for domestic purposes later on

Yes we can do this here   In the future, the battle for resources will be for water resources.   NWRB!!!

The thing is we do not have to invest in desaination plants  All we have to do is to conserve

This is not a rocket science.  This is a well open, public information

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Going home last night was difficult.


                                  
                              Flood in front of Manila City hall


Going to class last night was difficult.  It took me more than 1 hour to travel from the Buendia flyover up to the H de la Costa campus and I am supposed to treat the class for coming in late?
Was it right that we had classes last night?

Going home was more difficult.  Up to Raymundo Ave, the travel was OK.  I was warned last night that  Valley Golf Ortigas Avenue extension was flooded..  I made the mistake of turning right at Legazpi st (the LG Collins plant).  The Greenwoods subdivision was being evacuated.  Floodwaters was about l foot in depth.  Before the Rain Forest, there was no more flood.

I heard, others were not so lucky.  Many were stranded especially those going to the all ready flooded areas.

This morning, I saw the devastation from the floods at the TV: Imelda Ave Cainta, Cavite, floodway in Pasig, Baseco compound, San Mateo.   Also in Cavite, Pampanga, Hermosa, Bataan


From Yahoo News - Floods submerge MM

                              
                La Mesa Dam had to release water contributing further to the flooding


                            
                                   You are right, that is the Ayala underpass for pedestrians

                              
                                 The throng of flood victims at evacuation centers